1. Relative Clauses
Year 4

2. Recapitulation He bought the table which was on sale.
I like the dog that has stripes on his back.
The girl who sat next to me was blond.
Eric is the man that fixed my car.
Pete, whose surname is Cholet, has a French father.
The man, to whom I gave this bag, has left.
England won the world cup in It was the year when we got married.
Do you remember the place where we caught the train?
I'd like to know the reason why he decided not to come.

3. 2 types of clauses underline and number them correctly
He bought the table which was on sale.
I like the dog that has stripes on his back.
The girl who sat next to me was blond.
Eric is the man that fixed my car.
Pete, whose surname is Cholet, has a French father.
The man, to whom I gave this bag, has left.
England won the world cup in It was the year when we got married.
Do you remember the place where we caught the train?
I'd like to know the reason why he decided not to come.
1 = defining relative clause (i.e. you cannot leave it out)
2 = non-defining relative clause (i.e. you can leave the information out)

4. Check your answers He bought the table which was on sale. (1)
I like the dog that has stripes on his back. (1)
The girl who sat next to me was blond. (1)
Eric is the man that fixed my car. (1)
Pete, whose surname is Cholet, has a French father. (2)
The man, to whom I gave this bag, has left. (2)
England won the world cup in It was the year when we got married. (1)
Do you remember the place where we caught the train? (1)
I'd like to know the reason why he decided not to come.(2)

5. Table Defining clause Non-defining clause People Things Subject
Who / that
Which / that
Who (whom after prep.)
which
Object
Who / that / --
Which/ that /--
Who (whom after prep.)
Which
Possessive
Whose
Time/Place/ Questions
When/Where/Why

6. Extra practise
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